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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Mrs. Cheveley leaves the party at the Chiltern's, what does Mabel tell Goring they cannot talk about?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Politics, money, and Mrs. Cheveley.
(c) The Royal Academy, Mrs. Cheveley, and novels in Scotch dialect.
(d) Her dinner date with Tommy.

2. Who takes charge of the item Mabel finds in the couch?
(a) Mrs. Chiltern.
(b) Sir Robert.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Goring.

3. Who does Mrs. Cheveley tell Sir Robert advised her to invest in the Argentine Canal Company?
(a) Goring.
(b) Her father.
(c) Lady Chiltern.
(d) Baron Arnheim.

4. Where does Mrs. Cheveley say she got the letter containing the secret about Sir Robert?
(a) From Baron Arnheim.
(b) From Sir Robert's desk.
(c) From Sir Robert's mailbox.
(d) From Goring.

5. What secret does Mrs. Cheveley know about Sir Robert?
(a) He has an illegitimate child.
(b) The real origin of his wealth.
(c) He was once poor.
(d) He had an affair.

6. According to Lady Chiltern in Act 1, Part 3, what is Sir Robert not a man to do?
(a) Do anything dishonorable.
(b) Lie to his wife.
(c) Ruin a lady's reputation.
(d) Continue in public life.

7. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Goring call the item Mabel finds?
(a) A pin.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) Inconsequential.
(d) A useless bit of fluff.

8. What does Goring say a woman wearing too much rouge and not enough clothing is?
(a) Too low born for his time.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) A sign of despair.
(d) A prostitute.

9. In Act 1, Part 2, what does Mrs. Cheveley say everyone has?
(a) A weakness.
(b) A dark side.
(c) A price.
(d) Power.

10. Fill in the blank. Lady Chiltern says, "We women worship when we love; and when we lose our worship, we lose ________."
(a) Love.
(b) Our minds.
(c) Everything
(d) Pride.

11. In Act 2, Part 1, what event does Goring tell Sir Robert he'll be attending that evening?
(a) The Bachelor's Ball.
(b) A poker game.
(c) The Queen's Ball.
(d) A political rally.

12. For what reason does Mrs. Cheveley say she returned to London in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) To find a husband.
(b) To visit relatives.
(c) To meet Sir Robert.
(d) To see Lady Chiltern.

13. What does Mrs. Cheveley want Sir Robert to say about the Argentine Canal project?
(a) It is unsafe.
(b) It would be a great international value.
(c) It would be a waste of money.
(d) It would improve international relations.

14. What does Lady Chiltern tell Goring he'd find interesting about her meeting in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) The women.
(b) Everything.
(c) The refreshments.
(d) Nothing.

15. According to Lady Markby, what's better than light intellectual pressure?
(a) A good kiss.
(b) Anything.
(c) Politics.
(d) Needlepoint.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what meeting does Lady Chiltern return from in Act 2, Part 1?

2. At the dinner party in Act 1, Part 1, what does Lady Basildon think of the man who talks about his wife during dinner?

3. What does Mrs. Cheveley consider fame on the continent for Sir Robert in Act 1, Part 1?

4. In Act 1, Part 3, what does Goring say is "never of any use to oneself"?

5. According to Lady Chiltern, what is the only way that people should be judged?

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